CHEATING

cheating. The fraudulent obtaining of another’s property by means of a false symbol or token, or by other illegal practices. — Also termed cheating at common law; common-law cheat; cheat. See FRAUD.ncheating by false pretenses.The intentional obtaining of both the possession and ownership of money, goods, wares, or merchandise by means of misrepresentations, with the intent to defraud. See FALSE PRETENSES. Cf. larceny by trick under LARCENY. [Cases: False Pretenses  1; Larceny  14. C.J.S. Larceny §§ 7, 36, 50.] [Blacks Law 8th]